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08-06-2020, 11:09 AM #1
Hmm tricky opne.
The he3d k200 was my 3rd printer, and while after three years it's still factory spec hardware, electronics and firmware - I did make some mods to improve things.
I wouldn't necessarily recommend a delta as a first machine. But that said it's had over 7km ! of filament through it in the last three years and never put a foot wrong that wasn't my fault.
Without my mods and the sheet of Printbite I print on - it might be a bit trickier.
My first machine - flashforge creator was a real hit or miss affair until I stuck the Printbite sheet to it. And once your first layer and removing finished print issues go away - life is so much more fun :-)
So with the delta I ordered the printbite at the same time as the printer. So I've never had any adhesion issues with it.
And all the mods can be printed by the machine.
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2386628
for the flexible cable manager you'd need to go down to about 10mm/s with a fairly stiff flexible filament - but I believe I printed the one I'm using with the delta.
On the up side - I can help :-)
I guess it depends what you think you're mainly going to print ?
Other than that, my best advice when looking at I3 style printers is to stick with josef prusa's original design.
Direct drive extruder
Dual z-axis motors
Print bed side support rails.
That way you at least start with a machine that has very sound engineering.
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08-06-2020, 12:51 PM #2
Thanks so much for helping me out!!
I have begun to research machines based on your advise. In doing so I have realized that I probably need to up my budget a bit. So I ran across the Anycubic i3 Mega S. They appear to have all 3 of the qualities you point out above. Also the Mega Pro is a 2 in 1 with a laser engraving attachment, which I really like but it's not crucial. Would you mind giving your thoughts on the Anycubics and are the 2 in 1 devices in this price range worth it or is it just a gimick?
Please explain to me how to...
05-17-2024, 12:15 PM in 3D Printer Parts, Filament & Materials